Archaic II

Silver and gold phiale (libation bowl)

The phiale, characterized by its wide, low proportions and by the central boss, originated in the Near East but reached the Greek world by about 700 B.C. Phialai with a zone of ornament around the omphalos (central boss) found particular favor in eastern Greece. The palmette-lotus band is of Cypro-Phoenician type but its application may reflect Greek influence. H. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm) diameter 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)

Date

599 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.4572

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4572, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Matthäus, Hartmut. 1985. Metallgefässe und Gefässuntersätze der Bronzezeit, der geometrischen und archaischen Periode auf Cypern: mit einem Anhang der bronzezeitlichen Schwertfunde auf Cypern, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung II Bd. 8. cat. 394, pp. 142, 376, pl. 29, 394, München: Beck.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 303, p. 186, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.